From Poland, we have news that ORLEN Południe, a member of ORLEN Group, which is a leader in the fuels and energy markets and the largest player in Central and Eastern Europe, signed a license agreement for Clariant’s sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. The project The license agreement enables ORLEN Południe to use Clariant’s sunliquid technology […]
At the hot and happenin’ Algae Biomass Summit in Orlando, Florida,Steve Mayfield, Director at UCSD California Center for Algae Biotechnology and Martin Sabarksy, CEO of Cellana, gave this illuminating introduction of some of the latest policy highlights from the 2018 Farm Bill and how it expanded support for algae agriculture, 2020 Federal budget appropriations for […]
Some people believe in magic and some don’t but MAGIC is real in this case – the Marine AlGae Industrialization Consortium, that is. MAGIC is working on answering the question “How do we produce that remaining 15 bboe/year of energy-dense, liquid hydrocarbon fuels to meet the demands of aviation, trucking and marine shipping while still […]
In Minnesota, U.S. Water Services, Inc. and Novozymes have settled a U.S. patent infringement action U.S. Water brought against Novozymes alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,415,137 and 8,609,399, and the validity of the patents was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The terms of the settlement are confidential. The United […]
In Sweden, in what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and developed a concept truck, which, even without the cab, has the company’s modular system at the heart of the design. The combustion engine that powers the concept vehicle is […]
In Minnesota, Maas Companies of Rochester will auction Chesapeake Green Fuels’ 10 Million Gallon per year biodiesel plant. Maas Companies specializes in the liquidation of specialized and renewable assets for private companies, courts, banks and lenders nationwide. The surplus assets will be sold via a sealed bid auction; the deadline for offers is Wednesday, November […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Cofco International plans to invest in a one or two kilometer pipeline to transport its biodiesel to the Rondonópolis rail terminal area that could be operational sometime in 2020. Construction is set to begin already this year. The company has boosted its biodiesel production in Mato Grosso by 42% to 306 […]
In the Netherlands, Meelunie, a leading global supplier of plant-based ingredients, and the GoodShipping Program have joined forces to decarbonize Meelunie’s Asian ocean freight, the companies announced. Meelunie, which exports to over 100 countries around the world, becomes the latest company to join the GoodShipping Program in an effort to decarbonize their supply chain. The […]
In Canada, a large civil society coalition has formed in Montreal in response to the upcoming UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, demanding to radically cut air traffic. Several actions are planned, including a mass demonstration with Greta Thunberg passing by the ICAO headquarters on Friday, 27th of September – the international Climate Strike […]
In New York state, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers $2 million to study the combination of inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles and bacterial cells for more efficient bioenergy conversion. The Cornell project was one of six selected by the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research to explore microscopic […]
